Highlights at 2220 Hrs HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) Following are the major news stories of PTI till 2220 hrs

NATION

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LDALL-TRAIN ACCIDENT

Police gave NOC for the event, but no permission from civic authorities: Officials

Amritsar: The police gave a ‘no objection certificate' for the Dussehra event here but the organisers held it without seeking the required permission from municipal authorities, officials said Saturday, a day after a train mowed down at least 59 revellers.

By Bunty Tyagi, Sanjay Ganjoo and Jagmohan Singh

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JK-POLL LD RESULTS

BJP sweeps JMC, makes advances in Kashmir in ULB polls

Jammu/Srinagar: The BJP swept the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) elections and made some advances in Kashmir, by winning 100 wards in the valley, in the four-phased Urban Local Bodies elections in the state that were marred by boycott by the NC and PDP.

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NIA-ARMY-ARREST

NIA arrests absconder in 2016 Nagrota army camp attack case

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has arrested a man wanted in the 2016 attack on an army camp in Jammu's Nagrota when he was allegedly trying to flee the country through Sri Lanka, officials said Saturday.

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AR-LD FLOOD ALERT

People living near Arunachal's Siang river moved to safety

Itanagar: People living along the banks of Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh have been moved to safer places after China informed India about possible flash floods in the area due to formation of an artificial lake in Tibet, officials said Saturday.

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PM-2NDLD LANKA

PM Modi holds talks with Sri Lankan counterpart to boost ties

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe held talks Saturday on ways to deepen the "historically close" relations between the two countries and reviewed the progress of India-assisted development projects in the island nation.

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PB-TRAIN-ACCIDENT-LD PROBE

Amritsar tragedy: Rlys rules out any probe, magisterial inquiry ordered by Punjab CM

New Delhi/Amritsar: The Punjab government on Saturday ordered a magisterial probe into the accident near Amritsar where 59 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a train, while railways has ruled out any inquiry on its part.

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PB-TRAIN-ACCIDENT-DRIVER

No action against driver, railways not at fault, says MoS Manoj Sinha

New Delhi: Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha Saturday ruled out any punitive action against the driver of the train that mowed down Dussehra revellers in Amritsar, saying there was no negligence on the part of the national transporter.

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MEA-SWARAJ-LANKA

Swaraj meets Wickremesinghe, reviews progress of development projects

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Saturday called on visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and reviewed the progress of India-assisted development projects in the island nation.

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PB-TRAIN-ACCIDENT-MIGRANTS

Most dead are from UP & Bihar, earning their livelihood in Amritsar: officials

Amritsar: Most people who were mowed down by a speeding train in Amritsar during Dussehra celebrations Friday evening were migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, an official said here Saturday.

By Bunty Tyagi

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OD-CYCLONE LD TOLL

Toll in Cyclone Titli rises to 61, CM asks officials to work on war-footing

Bhubaneswar: The toll in Cyclone Titli and the subsequent floods in Odisha rose to 61, with the state government confirming four more casualties on Saturday and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directing officials to complete restoration work within the stipulated time.

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CG-NAXALS

3 Naxals gunned down by security forces in C'garh

Raipur: Three Naxals were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh Saturday, police said.

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2NDLD SABARIMALA

Dalit woman puts off plan to visit shrine to another day

Pamba (Ker): A Dalit woman activist, who was planning to visit the Sabarimala shrine Saturday has put her plans on hold and left Pamba following heavy rain, as high drama was witnessed when another woman was stopped from entering the temple by devotees who thought she was under 50.

FOREIGN

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AFGHAN-LDALL POLL

Nearly 170 casualties as violence rocks chaotic Afghan elections

Kabul: Nearly 170 Afghans were killed or wounded in poll-related violence on Saturday, officials said, as the legislative election turned chaotic with many polling centres opening hours late -- or not at all -- due to technical glitches and lack of staff.

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SAUDI-2NDLD KHASHOGGI

Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi killed in Istanbul consulate

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Saturday admitted that critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in Istanbul, more than two weeks after his disappearance tipped the kingdom into one of its worst international crises.

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US-3RDLD KHASHOGGI

Trump believes Saudi explanation for Khashoggi's death, lawmakers sceptical

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he believed Saudi Arabia's explanation that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a "fist fight" and termed the arrest of 18 people by the Gulf kingdom "a great first step".

By Lalit K Jha

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